The story of Dave
They say I’m 1 in 4000
and what I have is rare
No treatment or a cure as for this blindness I prepare
But to look at me
you’d think I see
as well as most of you
For behind my eyes
a condition lies
that most wont have a clue
Quite often I’m misunderstood
At times I’ve been accused
Those people just don’t get it
as my shins and soul get bruised
The things they take for granted are for me a task to take
They say “I don’t look blind”
so then these symptoms must be fake
We need to raise awareness of these conditions that are rare
There’s more to disabilities
than the sign with a wheelchair
A need for education
so no longer we’re held back
by all those misconceptions
life is rarely white or black
So if you’re like me
and what you see
is more a shade of grey
Show your support
and change their thought
for world rare disease day
Dave Steele (c)